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Monday, 14 April 2014

I was so much happy to see this time tomatoes as it is an essential vegetable in my kitchen. I love its juicy texture which gives richness to the gravy. I don’t know anyone who hates them!!

Tomato pickle is always one of my choice of pickles. This is a traditional dish taught by my friend who makes this to her perfection. Its also my family favorite side-dish. Its a good time-saver and accompany with many dishes. I always prepare in bulk and store it in refrigerator when I find really red tomatoes in the market.

Ingredients for Tomato pickle :

Tomato 1kg

Tamarind 80g

Fenugreek and Cumin powder 1/2spoon each (fried one)

Mustard powder 2 to 3 spoon

Chilli powder 1 cup

Salt 1cup or adjust as per taste

Groundnut oil 2 spoon

Turmeric 1spoon

For tempering :

Groundnut oil - 1cup

Mustard seeds

Cumin seeds

Red chilli

1. Wash tomatoes and wipe with cloths

2. Cut tomatoes into small pieces

3. Wash tamarind with water and drain the water

4. In a pan put 2 to 3 tsp oil then put tomatoes and cook in sim till tomatoes get 70% cooked then add tamarind and cook in sim for 10 more min.

5. Switch off the stove and bring the cooked tomatoes to room temperature.

6. Meanwhile in another pan put groundnut oil, mustard seeds and cumin seeds when starts spluttering switch off the stove and bring it to room temp.

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I’m Savitha and I live in Singapore with my husband and two beautiful daughters.

I love to experiment with cooking, therefore started a blog post to share my recipes direct from my kitchen where I spend long time. I have fond memories of eating wonderful food especially Karnataka and Andhra cousins. Please do leave a comment or like on social networking sites like FB & Google+ if you like my blog post.